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Consider a Hohmann Transfer Orbit to Venus. Part a: Assuming circular orbits, what are the orbital...

Consider a Hohmann Transfer Orbit to Venus.

Part a: Assuming circular orbits, what are the orbital velocities for Earth and Venus?
Part b: What will the semi-major axis and period of the transfer orbit be? How long will it take to get to Venus if you follow this orbit?

Part c: What are the perihelion and aphelion velocities of the transfer orbit? So, by how much and in what direction do you need to adjust the velocity of the rocket at launch and at arrival?

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